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Medical professionals at The Foot Institute – Red Deer focus on the surgical and medical treatment of the ankle and foot. Foot Institute Podiatrists devote approximately 10 years in higher education, the first four years in undergraduate studies to acquire a Bachelors Degree, and the second 4 years in Medical School to get a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School corresponds to standard medical school and a number of podiatry programmes are located inside these schools. Upon procuring a Podiatric Medial Degree, Podiatrists at the Foot Institute undertake a hospital "internship" or residency for yet another 1 - 3 years.
At the conclusion of the internship or post degree residency, our Doctors have acquired encompassing medical instruction with an attention to on concerns involving the feet and ankles. They are taught to manage conditions varying from familiar afflictions for instance, fungal and ingrown toe nails, to those which are even more sophisticated including clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Doctors at the Foot Institute have extensive surgical instruction which furnish them the experience necessary to execute surgery on those issues that are ideally treated through surgical treatment.
Foot Institute Doctors additionally have an extensive practical knowledge and understanding of biomechanics, which is the study of the forces which the feet and legs receive as we walk, run or carry out other activities. Realizing biomechanics and gait problems permits a Podiatrist to create footwear and orthotics which can give pain relief and help prevent many issues which the feet typically encounter.